Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering the Future-2012 Civil and Environmental Engineering
What is Civil Engineering? Civil engineering is the design and maintenance of public works such as roads, bridges, water and energy systems as well as public facilities like ports, railways and airports. - ASCE
What does a civil engineer do?
Civil Engineers Structural Engineer Environmental Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Transportation Engineer Hydraulic Engineer
Structural Engineers Scientific Terms and Principles: Forces Torque Levers Friction Inclined planes Inertia Gravity Resonance Metallurgy Seismology Work
Structural Engineers Engineering Terms: Forces/gravity/inertia = Static and Dynamic Loads Torque/Levers = Moments, Torsion Friction/Inclined planes = Bolted connectors Metallurgy = Welded connectors Seismology = Earthquake loads Harmonics/Resonance = Dampening
Structural Engineer The goal of every structural engineer is to design a safe and efficient structure.
Bridges
Buildings
Environmental Engineers Goal: To provide safe resources from nature, and to safely return used resources to nature. Areas: Water treatment Wastewater treatment Air quality Distribution systems
Environmental Engineers Scientific Terms and Principals: Chemistry Biology Fluid mechanics (liquid and gas)
Geotechnical Engineers Goal: To modify existing soil conditions to be suitable for engineering projects. Soils Footings Foundations (shallow/deep)
Geotechnical Engineers Scientific Terms and Principals: Geology (Soil mechanics) Hydrogeology (Ground water) Fluid mechanics
Hydraulic Engineers Goal: To safely control the flow of water in both natural and man-made waterways. Examples Dams Levees Drainage channels Canals Irrigation
Hydraulic Engineers Scientific Terms and Principals: Hydrology Hydrogeology Fluid mechanics
Transportation Engineers Goal: To safely transport people and goods. Areas: Planes Trains Automobiles Public Transit Ships Rail
Joke: How many civil engineers does it take to build a building?
Small Group Activity: Bel Cheese is opening a manufacturing plant in Brookings, SD. Brainstorm the different types of civil engineers that will be involved in the project before, during, and after construction.
Before Land Surveyor - Site topography Geotechnical - Soil tests and foundation design Structural - Building and internal structure design. Environmental - Water and wastewater system design Transportation – Mobilization of materials, parking lot design
During Geotechnical - Consultation Structural - Consultation Environmental - Consultation Transportation - Moving construction materials to the site
After Structural - Design of manufacturing structures and components Environmental - Water treatment (in), air treatment and waste treatment (out) Transportation - Moving goods
Joke: How many civil engineers does it take to build a building Joke: How many civil engineers does it take to build a building? Answer: Almost all of them!